Lindsey's Surgery: Update 3...Lindsey is Home

God answers prayer! Lindsey is home and her pain is decreasing.

Progress:
Lindsey progressed to eating full meals (bit by bit), watching Jon and Kate plus 8 on TLC, talking on her cell phone, and had a Frappuchino brought to her by her friend Shannon this afternoon.

Pain:
Lindsey's pain is improving. The pain medication she's taking is helping out but she's still staying in bed most of the time and trying to rest.

Trip Home:
At around 5:30pm Friday evening they made the decision to send Lindsey home. She was feeling better and the doctor was encouraged by her progress. We then packed everything up, including all the flowers, cards, Baylor Medical water bottle, and one of the cool vomit bags Lindsey fell in love with this morning :) They put Lindsey in a wheel chair and I pushed a cart of all our stuff to the car (I've included a picture of Lindsey with her primary nurse for two days, Tammy did a great job!). I think Lindsey was relieved to finally be going home. We stopped at CVS and the grocery store on the way home and immediately got her inside her parents house and on the couch for a movie.

Prognosis:
She will need to be resting for at least 2-3 weeks but the doctor does want her to be taking small walks every couple of hours. In 2 weeks we go back for a followup appointment. Lindsey's energy levels are good and will continue to increase with time.

Lindsey says: "Thanks for all the encouragement, notes, gifts, prayers, and visits." It means the world to her and to me. We appreciate you walking through this with us but are glad things are going so well now. Lindsey was well taken care of by Baylor Medical Center at Frisco.

Keep in touch.

Brad

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Lindsey's Surgery: Update 2

Lindsey is doing much better today after her surgery. I'm so excited for her that she isn't in near as much pain as yesterday. I'm sure that some of that could be because of the fact that she is taking an incredible amount of pain medication every four hours.

Lindsey says thanks for all the prayers and encouragement that she's gotten while here in the hospital. Enjoy the picture she asked me to take of her using the online webcam here in the hospital.

During her surgery yesterday, they removed an ovarian tumor from her right side along with her right ovary. It was the size of a softball. They thought it would be a much simpler surgery but due to the size of the tumor, they had to make a much larger incision.

They just removed all the IVs, catheter, breathing machine, etc etc from her so she is doing much better. Hopefully if things continue to go well she will be able to return home sometime today at the earliest but by Saturday at the latest.

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Lindsey's Surgery: Update 1

Lindsey and I arrived at the surgery center here in Frisco, TX earlier this morning. When we arrived we had a chance to sit with the surgeon and talk about the procedure in its entirety. We were encouraged that he took the time to explain everything and make us feel well taken care of.

Later in the morning around 10:30am we went back for Lindsey to be prepared for surgery. They put in the IV and got her ready. Then from around 11:15am-12pm Lindsey's mom Vickie and I (Brad) sat with Lindsey watching TV, text messaging Alex, Ryan, and Walter, and just being there for Lindsey.

As we expected, they reminded us today that if they have to do a more complex surgery, she'll definitely be kept here for a night or two. If they can do it all laproscopically then we should be able to go home today.

Please be in prayer for Lindsey as they work on her for another hour or two. Pray that the doctors would be able to effectively operate, that Lindsey wouldn't be in too much pain, and that God will help Lindsey's mom Vickie and I to relax and know that He is in control (its easier said than done when its your wife or your daughter [in Vickie's case]) .

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Scofield

Nope we're not talking Prison Break's Scofield..... We're talking about C.I. Scofield. Many of you know of him because of the Scofield Reference Bible. He wrote the notes in that Bible. If you are from Dallas, you may know him from Scofield Memorial Church. But you may not know how much of an indirect influence C.I. Scofield has had directly on my life. I was thinking about it the other day and it's kinda weird how God works!



My first encounter with C.I. Scofield is probably one of the most important. For second grade to fourth grade, I went to Scofield Christian School.



It was at Scofield that I became a Christian. Through one of the talks during chapel, I heard the Gospel and realized what it really meant to become a Christian. In third grade, I realized that I was a sinner in need of a Savior to save me and clean me. Would I have heard the gospel somewhere else and become a Christian? Probably. But it was through a school at a church that C.I. Scofield started where my relationship with the Lord first began.

This church, originally known as First Congregational Church, also saw one of its earliest pastors, Lewis Sperry Chafer, begin a small seminary whose objective was to train men in expository preaching and teaching the scriptures. This seminary, originally called the Evangelical Theological Seminary in 1924, later became known as Dallas Theological Seminary (or DTS).

Brad and I have had the privilege to spend the past four years at DTS. Due to C.I. Scofield's influence in the life of Lewis Sperry Chafer, we were trained in how to study, understand, and share the truths of the Bible with others.

During our time at DTS, Brad and I began our ministry with CAM International.



CAM was started by C.I. Scofield in 1891 because he had a heart to reach Central America, so he started Central American Mission (now known as CAM International). Because of C.I. Scofield, we now have an established missions organization that will be our sending agency as we head out to the mission field.

How awesome is the impact that this man had on my life...through three institutions: Scofield Memorial Church, Dallas Theological Seminary, and CAM International. It's amazing how God could accomplish all this through the heart he had to preach the Word of God and go out and reach Spanish speakers! Who knows what other impact Scofield will have on our lives in the years to come...but we're ready to see what that might be!

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Chocolate Chip Cabinet Catastrophe

So anyone who knows me, knows that I love to bake. I enjoy cooking too, but I will never turn down a chance to bake! I've always been the designated baker in the Beebe household, and I love it! But this week I ran into something that has never happened before in the Beebe's history of living in their house 17 years...

I got some chocolate chips at the store the other day to make some cc cookies. (Who can't turn down fresh baked, warm cookies...or better yet the dough right before you bake them?) I put them in the cabinet so wandering snackers couldn't find them. (see picture)


Take notice of this cabinet....right under it is a light to light up the counter. Yes, the light is flourescent and yes, it is secured to the bottom of the cabinet (not on the wall).

So I go to the kitchen to make cookies today to find this:




The lights melted the bag of chocolate chips that was in the cabinet above it! note to self: put cchips on the 2nd self next time.

Thankfully, I was able to salvage enough chocolate chips to make us a batch of chocolate chips...for which we all can be happy.

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Extreme Cold

Have you ever experienced an 83 degree temperature change in one day? Today I did. It was 80 degrees in Dallas today and by the time I got to Moody in Chicago today it was -3 degrees! -3 degrees!

It was a wonderful day in Dallas with perfect weather to go out to a park and have a picnic with Lindsey or play sports. Now here in Chicago (where I'll be until Friday) it is freeeeeezing cold. It is so cold that your fingers start to get numb after just a couple minutes. Let's just say that I will be spending lots of time inside this week rather than outside.

Brad

Go Tigers!

Check out this play by Lindsey's alma mater -- Trinity University!



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